(That was supposed to say 8a/7b) On Tue, Sep 18, 2018 at 4:24 PM Cody H <plantboy@gmail.com> wrote: > “Our” upcoming winter rains being the vicinity of Carnation, WA. Zone > 8b/7a, with 40+ inches of rain, mostly during the winter. > > On Tue, Sep 18, 2018 at 4:21 PM Cody H <plantboy@gmail.com> wrote: > >> You can sow them like seeds under a thin layer of grit/sand/lava rock in >> a fast dranining gritty mix in a large flat and raise them to larger sizes, >> if you’re interested in propagating them. I imagine in the right >> microclimate they’d do fine down in the ground this way too. I’m currently >> doing the same for a zillion or so rice bulbils from F. recurva. Last year >> I grew them on under lights indoors, and they doubled their size over the >> winter (to about 3-4mm). I’ve kept them dry indoors over the summer but am >> about to put them back out in a protected spot where they’ll be exposed to >> a small fraction of our upcoming winter rains. The parent bulbs did fine >> with a similar treatment last winter (outdoors), I’m curious to see how the >> tiny ones fare. I’ve also got a pot of slowly increasing rice bulbils of F. >> camschatica. They seem to appreciate not drying out too completely or >> getting too hot in the summer. >> >> On Tue, Sep 18, 2018 at 3:12 PM Hansen Nursery <robin@hansennursery.com> >> wrote: >> >>> It seems like there was a discussion in the past about what to do when >>> you >>> go to transplant a large pot of Fritillaria atropurpurea and how to deal >>> with a zillion rice bulblets in addition to what seems like the "mother" >>> bulbs. Maybe a zillion isn't far off. I quit counting when I became >>> overwhelmed at the number of babies. >>> >>> >>> >>> I'll transplant the mothers into separate containers, but how to manage >>> the >>> babies eludes me. Any help would be appreciated. >>> >>> >>> >>> Robin on the OR southwest coast where the wind is blowing way too much >>> >>> Hansen Nursery >>> >>> robin@hansennursery.com >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> --- >>> This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. >>> https://www.avast.com/antivirus/ >>> _______________________________________________ >>> pbs mailing list >>> pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net >>> http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… >>> >> _______________________________________________ pbs mailing list pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/…